English Review Commission Calls for Restrictions on Expert Testimony

Partly in reaction to the ongoing controversy over Sir Roy Meadow's theories on Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy, the head of England's Criminal Cases Review Commission, Prof. Graham Zellick, is calling for more stringent scrutiny of expert testimony in criminal cases, according to reports in the London Telegraph (registration) and the Guardian. Some experts "appear to be making it up as they go along," says Zellick. He adds:

There ought to be some quite straightforward legal framework which would allow the judge to say "get out of my court, don't come in here with this nonsense."

Got any ideas? You should probably drop Prof. Zellick a line.

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